Chapter 45: Nourishing the Soul Chamber

  At this time, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao took out the Soul Locking Bottle. My master told me that the situation in this old mansion was already very complicated, and with the addition of Mie Men Po's array here, it was not suitable for us to stay here for long.

  This time, when I visited the exterminated family at night, my master, Zhangshan Lao Dao's main purpose was to rescue the wife of that little ghost in the soul-locking bottle. Therefore, my master, Zhangshan Lao Dao, took out the soul-locking bottle at this time.

  After all, in the old mansion of Mie Men Po, there are many lonely souls and wild ghosts. To find that little ghost's wife among so many lonely souls and wild ghosts, you must get help from that little ghost.

  After my master, Bamboo Mountain Taoist, finished telling me this information, I immediately had doubts. Today is the 15th of the lunar calendar, and Mie Men Po said that she has already driven all the lonely souls and wild ghosts in her mansion to Mu Lin Shan to herd them, which means that there should be no more lonely souls or wild ghosts left in this old mansion. The little ghost's wife shouldn't be here either.

  As for my doubts, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao explained it to me in detail. Of course, what my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao said were all asked from the little ghost in the soul-locking bottle.

  The door-closing granny raised a total of 49 ghosts, each of which had to be herded once a month, either on the first or fifteenth day. To facilitate management, the door-closing granny divided the ghosts in the old house into two batches, one batch for the first and one batch for the fifteenth.

  The wife of that little devil in the soul-locking vase is one of those from the first batch, today is the 15th, so the wife of that little devil must still be locked in the old mansion of the exterminating witch.

  My master, Bamboo Mountain Taoist, only decided to visit Dong Song Po Village tonight after confirming the information with that little ghost in the Soul Locking Bottle.

  My master told me that if I couldn't rescue the little ghost's wife before the exterminator returned tonight, I would have to wait another month. A lot can happen in a month. Therefore, waiting another month is equivalent to sitting and waiting for death, which is very unwise.

  This time, my master ventured into this old mansion with a mindset that he must rescue the little ghost's wife.

  After telling me all these, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao recited scriptures facing the soul-locking vase. As my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao continued to recite, the soul-locking vase let out a faint cry.

  After hearing that cry, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao stopped chanting and pulled me through the corridor, turning into a right alley. The old mansion where Mie Men Po lived was quite large, I followed Master Zhu Shan Lao Dao left and right, up the stairs, walked for half a day before finding the Nourishing Soul Room that locked up the little ghost's wife.

  This soul-nourishing house is actually an attic, neither touching the sky nor reaching the ground. My master, Bamboo Mountain Old Dao, told me that the reason why the Exterminating Grandma chose this attic as a soul-nourishing house was to prevent the ghosts inside from escaping.

  Lock the ghosts in this attic, and they can't reach heaven, so they can't go to heaven. They can't touch the ground, so they can't enter hell. After a person dies, the best outcome is to ascend to heaven as an immortal; secondly, it's to descend into hell, undergo reincarnation, and then be reborn; the worst result is to fall into the hands of people like Mie Men Po, becoming a puppet in someone else's hands, being manipulated by others.

  The attic in front of me is different from other attics. Other attics, although also in mid-air, at least have a door that can be entered. The attic in front of me, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao and I looked around, but did not see a single door or window.

  What's even stranger is that the color of this attic is different from the house next to it, it's dark and black, just like the black color of a mourning dress. So, this attic gives me the feeling as if I'm wearing a mourning dress.

  This attic has no door, which was guessed by my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao long ago. In order to prevent the ghosts from escaping, the exterminator must lock them in a sealed space. Therefore, this attic not only has no doors but also doesn't have even a small crack.

  However, Zhushan Old Dao was very clear that on the wall of this attic, there must be a soul-guiding hole. Otherwise, Mie Men Po would not only be unable to trap the ghosts in the Yanghun House but also be unable to take them out when needed.

  The Soul-Calling Cave is a very particular thing. Moreover, from the Soul-Calling Cave, one can see how good the ghost-raising person's skills are. Generally, a novice ghost-raiser, that is, a newcomer who has just entered the door, will make a Soul-Calling Cave at least as big as a fist. Some skilled ones, that is, those who can be considered high-level masters, only need to make a Soul-Calling Cave as big as a thumb. Those top-notch masters, in order not to let people find out where their Soul-Calling Cave is, and to show off their skills, will make a Soul-Calling Cave as thin as a strand of hair.

  Because one's moral character can be seen through the Soul-Calling Cave, my master, Zhang Shan Lao Dao, was very particular about the Soul-Calling Cave of the Exterminating Witch.

  To know, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao is not inferior to that Mie Men Po in terms of reputation. However, my master has never fought with that Mie Men Po over the years, not even a small skirmish. The two of them have always been like well water and river water, never interfering with each other.

  However, now my master, Zhu Shan Lao Dao, has already sensed it. He and Mie Men Po are already inevitable to fight. Therefore, if we can understand the details of Mie Men Po before fighting her, know her Taoism, that would be greatly beneficial for my master, Zhu Shan Lao Dao.

  My master, Zhangshan Lao Dao, was probably too anxious, and he didn't even care about his own image, directly lying on the ground to start searching for that soul-guiding cave.

  However, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao's method of finding the Soul Guiding Cave was very special. From my observation, he wasn't using his eyes to search, but rather his nose. The way he sniffed around on the ground was just like how our big yellow dog at home sniffs out poop to eat. By the way, our big yellow is a mutt and is over two years old.

  Actually, Zhū Shān Lǎo Dào is still my master, and comparing him to a dog is somewhat disrespectful. But his actions at the time were really identical to those of my dog Da Huang, not only in appearance but also in spirit.

  My master, Zhang Shan Lao Dao, knelt on the ground and sniffed for a long time before finally finding the specific location of the soul-guiding cave. After finding it, my master immediately stood up.

  "Master, what was that move you just used?" I was really curious about the series of actions Master had just taken, so I couldn't help but ask.

  "That's called 'Ling Gou Xun Hun', I'll teach you later." My master, the old Daoist of Bamboo Mountain, said with a pleased expression.

  Ling dog seeking soul? No matter how I look at it, it looks like a local dog looking for shit! Of course, although I'm just a little kid, my EQ is still a bit higher. So, I won't tell my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao about my true thoughts, otherwise his bull nose will be crooked with anger.

  The Soul-Beckoning Cave that the Matriarch of the Demonic Sect created has an entrance about the size of a small finger. Judging from the size of the Soul-Beckoning Cave and the formation, the Matriarch's cultivation is roughly on par with my Master, the Old Patriarch Bamboo Mountain.

  This point, I couldn't see it myself, was told to me by my master, Zhu Shan Lao Dao. However, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao has always been a humble person, even if he is much more powerful than Mie Men Po, he would say that Mie Men Po's skills are not inferior to his. Therefore, based solely on what my master said, I still can't determine who is more powerful between him and Mie Men Po.

  Just as I was lost in thought, my master, Bamboo Mountain Old Dao, had already opened the stopper of the Soul-Locking Vase and began to recite scriptures. As he recited, a wisp of green smoke appeared at the entrance of the cave. The smoke was very thin, and after drifting out of the cave, it swirled in mid-air for a while before slowly entering the Soul-Locking Vase held by my master Bamboo Mountain Old Dao.

  After the green smoke entered the soul-locking bottle, my master, the old Daoist of Bamboo Mountain, continued to recite the scriptures without stopping. As he chanted, he plugged the bottle with a stopper.

  After I put the stopper on the bottle, my master Zhu Shan Lao Dao told me that the little ghost's wife had already entered the lock soul bottle and had been rescued from Mie Men Po's hands.

  After rescuing the little demon's wife, my master calculated the time and said that the exterminating witch should be back soon. Therefore, my master and I immediately left the exterminating witch's old mansion.